Active Shooter
The Active Shooter topic gives patrol officers and SWAT team members an invaluable resource to find news articles, tactical tips and expert commentary for active shooter response.
A session at the IACP 2024 conference offered a deep dive into how the department’s wellness program supported personnel after the Covenant School shooting response
LEOs must develop fundamental knowledge and skills in tactical operations to credibly address horrific active shooter incidents
Communication is key during these high-stress events where initial responding officers are tasked with gathering intelligence
Four people were killed at a mushroom farm and three at a trucking business on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay
Three officers were nearby when shots were fired and their “immediate response prevented further injuries,” police said
“I needed to take this weapon, disarm him or else everybody would have died,” a man whose family runs the venue said
Police have yet to reveal a possible motive for the shooting, including whether it was a possible hate crime or domestic violence incident
Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin said the shooter, a former employee who wounded one victim, “absolutely planned to die last night”
In the past four months, there have been at least three training shootings nationally
Some LE cars were left locked and couldn’t quickly be moved, forcing medics to try various routes to the school, crisscrossing through residents’ yards
Evidence shows the teen fired at officers first after shooting six people, fatally wounding five; the suspect later died due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound
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Another person was shot by the attacker and hospitalized, but is expected to survive according to police
Tactical teams need to use their experience and expertise to train and prepare patrol officers, fire and EMS co-responders for active shooter incident response
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The curriculum includes 24 hours of initial training and eight hours of annual recertification training
The suspect’s mother and the grandparents derailed that earlier case by evading prosecutors’ efforts to serve them with a subpoena
Since mid-September, ‘swatting’ calls have targeted schools in at least 34 states and the District of Columbia
Last month, Lina Mino was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after she was shot in the face with a live round
In a surprise move, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently voted to allow San Francisco PD to deploy robots equipped to deliver lethal force
The videos and a more detailed report were released after the department received several public records requests for the now-closed case
Officer Casey Clark was shot in the right knee; an officer applied a tourniquet while Clark was dragged to safety
“Providing our LE and responders with the critical incident mapping data will aid them in their efforts in case of an emergency at a school,” Gov. Phil Murphy said
Two former school board officials said policies and procedures that could have prevented the shooting were approved but never implemented
The shooter also died in the incident inside the Chesapeake store busy with Thanksgiving shoppers
Chesapeake police believe “less than 10" people have died, after officers sent rescue and tactical teams inside to render aid
In the video, a man believed to be Anderson Lee Aldrich is seen wearing body armor and a helmet while toting what appears to be a rifle between rooms
During the attack, Rich Fierro grasped the gunman’s body armor, yanked him down and yelled at another patron to move the rifle out of reach
One of the customers grabbed a handgun from the suspect, hit him with it and pinned him down until police arrived
The gunman was subdued by patrons and arrested by police who were on the scene within minutes
The guards entered “survival mode,” tackling the man to the ground after the suspect fired a shot at the wall
Lt. Mariano Pargas is the second police leader to leave law enforcement in the fallout following the police response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School
Josh Gutierrez, who has served as an emergency management coordinator in other school districts, has experience as both a LEO and educator
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